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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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